Red Thread Coordinator Karen de Souza is not surprised that alleged child molester Winston Harding enjoys the support of the residents of his constituency. According to her this is an unfortunate symptom of our national disorder.
“I’m not surprised, partly because the first response to child sexual abuse is shame. This is something Red Thread and other organizations have been working on to have understood. We must understand that sexual assault is not shameful to the child or their family it is the abusers’ shame. The first instinct is to close ranks